Australia’s energy sector – including for transport and industry – could be fully decarbonised within just one generation according a study from Curtin University’s Institute for Sustainable Futures.
The report, prepared for GetUp! and Solar Citizens, states Australia could generate all its electricity, heating and fuel needs with renewable energy by 2050.
In the shorter term, it’s within the nation’s capabilities to entirely phase out all coal fired power generation by 2030 and have 40% of our transport energy needs met by renewables in 2035.
The US Energy Department has announced nearly $4 million in funding for projects with a goal of setting data standards to assist the nation’s solar industry.
Currently, the solar sector in the USA relies on fragmented datasets released by various state energy departments and a limited number of private organizations in relation to project origination, grid integration, operations, and retirement. These datasets can vary greatly in terms of the quality and content, making it more difficult to accurately ascertain the potential of a market.
Researchers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have developed a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell that has smashed the world record for conversion efficiency.
Scientists from PolyU’s Department of Electronic and Information Engineering used the novel solar material to create a hybrid solar cell with an efficiency of 25.5 percent – the highest level ever recorded.
Australian battery storage company Redflow today launched its first residential battery solution, the ZCell, a compact, modular 10 kWh energy storage system based on its zinc bromide flow battery technology.